Stamp-affixer.



j ymaire3o strains Parana# oraison FRANK ItA ENINGS, OF' PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA, ASSIGNOR OF ONE- HALF TO CHARLES T. WRIGH'IZ swans-arrasa. l

Specication of Lettere Patent.

Patented .rune es, ieee.

' applicati@ sied :une 5,1906. seriai No. 320,252.

To all whom #may concern.'

Be it knownthat I, FRANK L. JENNiNes, a citizen of the United States, residing in the city and county of Philadelphia, State of Pennsylvania, have invented a new and use ful Stanip-Aflixer, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates" to a new and useful stamp aii'xer and envelop. sealer and conend elevation and are adapted siste in providing rnieans for feeding the stamps automatically to their proper position and cutting the same at the oper time.- It further consists of a nove device for nioistening the envelop. i y

It further consists of'novel details of construction, all as will be hereinafter set forth. Figure 1 represents aside elevation of a stamp aliXei embodying iny invention. Fig. 2 represents an elevation of the device best understood from Fig. 5.

from the opposite 'side showing a portion broken away. Fig. 3 `represents a .artial partial sections `view thereof. Fig. l represents a sectional view on line i1-@Fig 1. Fig. 5 represents a sectional view of a portion of the device. Fig. 6 represents a sectional view of .a portion of the plunger. Fig. 7 represents a perspective view of/the means for securing the upper portion of the moistening device. Fig. 8 re resents a perspective view of a portion of tlieinoistening device employed.

Similar numerals of reference indicate corresponding `parts in the figures.

feiring to the drawings z-*In the drawl ings I have shown a construction for carrying out my invention, althou li it vilillnhe.Y ewdent that other instrumenta 'ties may be employed for effecting the saine results.

1 designates a base or standard of the device from which extend the side pieces 2 and 3v which are connected at the front by a plate 4, the lower portion of which is cut away as at 5 and'theside plate 3 of which is cut away at 6 .to permit the passage ofthe envelop 7 thereunder. Passing through the top plate 8 of the device is the plunger 10, carrying the rod 9 said rod having a suitable head 11 thereon and having the spring i2 for holding and returningthe same to its normal position after operation,-@ In the sides of the plunger 10 are the grooves 13 to receive the guides 14 disks or lstrip of the saine may therebetween and guided "therside walls 2Y and 3 with a gear 25 which meshesvvith a gear 26 .27 provided with through slots 2%'in the said walls 2 and 3 a the rst stain formed on the inner walls of the side pieces 2 and 3, said guides serving to hold the plunger in its proper position in its vertical move- ,nient between the side pieces. ln the present instance, l have provided the lower face of the plunger 10 with the cushion 15 of rubber or other suitable material, and the plunger rod 9 is screwed to the said plunger l0 as 60 Carried on the side of the plunger is a knife i6 'which is moved with said plunger, the cutting face of which is referably at an angle as seen in Fig. 3. he base 1 is cut away as at 17 and 65 mounted or secured to the base at the cut away 'ortion is the stationary knife 18, the same eilig so situated with respect to theinovable knife 16 that the two forni a shear in order to sever the stamp as hereinafter described. The lower portion of the knife 15 is permitted to pass the side ofthe knife 18 a suiieient extent so that the plunger 10 may contact with the envelop upon the face 19 of the base 1 which serves as a table or support 75 therefor, when the said envelop has been passed beneath the plunger., 2O designates arms or supports carrying the drum or roller 21,.' which carries two.

plates 22 and between ,which vand SO upon the roller 21, is mounted, the strip of stamps 28, it being understood that the space between the two plates 22 is of suii'icient width to receive -a single stamp so that the be properly carried to the cutters. .A Eedesignates a roller which is journaled iii and which is providedtheiatter being carried on a second roller pins 28 which project sufficient distance in order to be capable of engagement by hand in order that the said roller=27 may he raised as desired, to place 95 p on th strip therebetween, said roller 27 having springs 30 bearing thereupon in order to hold the saine normally in close contact with 4the roller 24, said springs manner on the sides 2 and 3.

31 designates a gear carried by the roller exterior of the side 2 whiehfnieshes with a gear 32 pivotally mounted upon the side 2, said gear 32 having aspur-Wheel 33 con- 105 nested therewith, provided with the teeth 30 heilig supported in any desired 100 34 of the fdrm` shown, the inner faces of said lf rectly beneath the fir/st stamp ofthe strip 23. v

teeth 34 being inclined as at 35, as best un derstood from Fig.- 4. y

36 designates a dog pivoted to the side 2 a'n having' an end ada ted to engage with the flatface of the teet 34 in order to prevent impropermovement of the Wheel 33 and gear; 32.

37 designates aspring-actuated pawl carried bythe lunger which moves in a slot 3S in the si( e 2 of the frame, said dog having an inclined face adapted to contact with the inclined face 35 of the teeth 34 in order to freely pass the same upon the downward movement of the plunger 10 but engaging with o ne of the teeth when the plun er is elevated. y Secured to the side 3 of the frame is the wat-er rece tacle or chamber 39 which is provided wit the reduced lportion 40 adapted to receive and hold a sponge 4l I which is so situated with respect tothe opendevice that the said s onge will contact with -A roller 49 is secured to the sides ing 6 in theside 3 and the base 1 of the an envelop 7 passed etween the same and said base l as shown'in F1 3. The rel ceptacle' is provided with t eiopening 42 closed by the stopper 43 to prevent the too rapid flow of the water.

44 designates a strap secured to the side l3, which serves to receive the reduced ortion 41, Aand upon which rests' the shou der 45 formed on the receptacle. A strap 46 which is adapted to be situated in a groove 47 formed in said receptacle, is connected with the eyes 48 or other suitable means for holding the same connected with the side 3 so that the receptacle 39 is properly supported.

a 'a'cent` the rolls 24 and 27 and over whicl y the 'stamps 23 pass in order that the same will be properly directed to` the knife 18, it being seen that the knife 16 passes between the said roller 49 and the said knife 18.

50 designates a roller mounted in suitable ears 5l carried by the frame 1, and 52 designates a second roller carried in slots 53 in a support 54, said roller having the spring 55 bearing thereupon for holding the same normally in proper position with respect to the roller 50. Y

The operation of the device is as follows: The stamps after being properly connected in a strip, are mounted on the drum 21 and by raising the roller 27 which the operator can do, as before stated, by grasping the extending end 28 thereof, thefirst stamp may be passed between the roller 27 and 24 and can e adjusted by hand into the roper position so thntthe )erforations will e directly beneath the knife 16. The envelop 7 to which it is desired to attach the stam is now passed between the s onge 41 and base 1 so that a portion thereofis properly moistened and the envelop is placed in the proper place'inthe device, so that the moistened portion is di- By pressingupon the handle 11 the plunger rod 9 is depressed and with it, the plunger 10, the pawl 37 freely passing the tooth 35 which is in its ath, as best understood from Fig. 4, and the.`

ives 16 and 18 sever the first stamp,.

at the peiforations, the continued downward movement of the plunger 10 pressing -the stamp upon-the moistened portion of the envelop. Thehandle llisthenreleasd, the l' spring 1-2 causing the return of the lplunger carrying with it the pawl 37. Inits upward movement, the flat face of the pawl 37, en`

gages with theflatface of the tooth 35 iii-its path, causing a partial revolution of the spur A wheel 33 which lcarries with it, the gear-32 and this being in mesh with the' gear 31,-10'- tates the same and with it, the roller 24.

This forces the forward movement of the l strip of stamps a sufiicient distance, since the parts areso rotatesl that therotation will so properly actuate the stamps, that the nextv stam is in position for attachment and the first ine of perfor-ations, are beneath the knife 16, it being noted that the pawl 36 is pro erly raised as the pin-wheel 33 rotates an engages with the next succeeding tooth 35 to prevent improper return of the parts. After the stamp has been afiixed, -the envelop can be moistened for sealing purposes by passing the lapfof the envelop beneath the sponge 41 after which the envelop can be up and appliedjto the envelop, thus preventing too much wetting of the samegwhich is bothiinjurious to the contents of the envelop. and to the vproper securing of the stamp thereto. I

It will be seen that by the construction of the water receptacle thesame can be quickly and-.easily removed and replaced in osition with respect to the device .tandthat t ey stopper 43 can be replaced after filling the'rece tacle and when 1n position, by reason of td] fact that no air can reach the Waater to exert a pressure thereon, the rapid iiow of the* water is prevented and the sponge m*will remain at a proper moisture in consequence.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire .to secure by Letters Fatent, 1s

1. In a device of lthe character described, a

casing having a'slot therein, 'a spring-actuated plunger, a knife earriedthereby a stationary knife, suitably supported rollers between whieh the stamps are passed, gears on said rollers whereby the same are positively actuated, one ci' said rollers being vertically fin ovahle with respect to the other, a spring ated plunger, a lrniie'carried thereby, a stationary' knife, 'suitably vsupported rollers between Which the stamps are passed, gears'on said rollers'vvhereby the same are positively actuated, one oi said rollers being vertically movable with res ect to the other, a spring heariner on said ro ler for holding'the saine in normaA position, a gear for actuating said rollers, teeth on said gear and a spring actuated aWl carried'by said plunger moving in, said s ot and adapted to engage With said teeth, upon the return movement of said plun er.

3. ln a device of the character descri Jed, a plunger, a knife carried thereby, rollers for feeding the stamps, gears on said rollers whereby the same are positively actuated, --a roller for receiving thestamps and sup ortl ing the saine after they have passed the eed-A ing rollers, a gear suitably supported, a spurwheel connected With said gear, a paWl engaging said spur-Wheel to prevent 11n rcper rin'mreineiu:'poi the Wheel, teeth on sai spur- Wheel having inclined fac-es, and a spring actuated pavvl having an inclined face adapted to pass said teeth on the downward movement of said plunger and to engage with. said teeth on the return movement thereof.

4. In a device of tbe character described, a casing having a slot therein, a spring-actuated lunger, a knife carried thereby, a gear suita )ly supported, `a spur-Wheel connected with said ear, a pavvl engaging said spur- Wheel, teet on said spur-wheel having inclined 1faces, a spring actuated pawl moving in said slot and havin' an inclined face adaptedA to pass said teet on the. downward movement of said lungei', and lto engage with said teeth on t e return movement ol' 'said'plungen a-roller actuated by 'said gear and a second roller liaving'a gear'nicshing vwith Vthe gear of the first mentioned roller .whereby said gears are positively actuated together.

5. ln adevice of the character described, a frame, a portion of the same serving as a supportfor the envelop, a cut away portion in said frame, a stationary knife attached to the said frame, at said cut away ortion, a

plungerl a mbvable knife carrie by said f plunger, a cushion on said plunger, a rod connected to said plunger for actuating the saine, means for feeding a strip of stamps into proper position With respect to said knives step by step actuated upon the re-V turn movement of the plunger and rotary means for sup orting the stamp after 1t has passed the fee ing means.

' FRANK L. JENNINGS.

Witnesses:

. WM. Canna WIEDERSEIM,

C. D. Mol/AY. 

